The Poetry of Science
By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong
Poem © 2014 April Halprin Wayland from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong ©2014 Pomelo Books; illustration by Frank Ramspott from The Poetry of Science: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science for Kids © 2015 Pomelo Books.
He loves the green drink
She prefers red.
Guess what?
They’re both the same!
The taste is in their heads!
Note: This poem was inspired by a psychology experiment that uses apple juice and red and green food coloring to examine whether people’s perceptions of taste are influenced by their sight. For more information, check out: Science Project: Taste Perception (Internet Resources).